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Firefighters put out a smoky electrical fire Saturday at a home in the 400 block of Halley Street in Lawrence Park Township.

The fire was reported at about 6:15 p.m.

Crews found smoke in a second-story room when they arrived. They had the fire contained in less than 15 minutes, Lawrence Park Fire Chief Adam McCall said.

There were no injuries. A woman who was home at the time was able to safely evacuate, with three dogs, officials said.

McCall said the fire appeared to have started in an electrical outlet in the second-floor room.

Crews from Wesleyville, Kuhl Hose and Fairfield assisted.

Police investigate Brockport deaths

Dr. Eric Vey, Erie County's forensic pathologist, performed autopsies Saturday on three people found dead inside a home near Brockport in Elk County.

State police at Ridgway are investigating the incident as a double homicide and suicide, according to Cpl. Curtis Wise, the crime unit supervisor at the Ridgway state police barracks.

Police found a 7-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl and a 32-year-old man dead in Horton Township.

All three had gunshot wounds, Wise said.

Police said the man was the father of the children. Police believe the man shot his son and daughter before killing himself, Wise said.

Vey performed the autopsies in Erie on Saturday, Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook said.

An official ruling on the deaths is expected from Elk County Coroner Michelle Muccio.

Body of missing woman found; husband charged

PITTSBURGH -- The husband of a missing western Pennsylvania woman was charged with murder Saturday after her body was discovered near a utility road, authorities said.

Allegheny County homicide detectives said the body of 50-year-old Jill Clark of Tarentum was found shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday near a utility road in Plum Borough.

Police said she had apparently been beaten to death. An autopsy is scheduled.

Fifty-year-old Thomas Clark has been charged with homicide, abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence. A number listed for the couple had been disconnected and it was unclear whether he had an attorney.

Boy, 2, dies, bringing Lancaster fire toll to 7

LANCASTER -- Authorities say a 2-year-old boy critically injured in a central Pennsylvania house fire has died, bringing the toll from the blaze to seven.